Is Capital Punishment the Solution?

Author – Rishika Khemka, Student at SYMBIOSIS LAW SCHOOL, NAGPUR

Best Citation – Rishika Khemka, Is Capital Punishment the Solution?, ILE Journal of Equity and Justice, 1 (1) of 2023, Pg. 53-57, ISBN – 978-81-961791-3-7.
ABSTRACT

India is a fast emerging market, yet crime statistics are on the upswing. Despite the fact that crime statistics are rising due to inadequate repercussions, India has a profusion of rules aimed at preventing and controlling crime. The use of capital punishment varies widely around the world, with some countries retaining it while others have abolished it. The methods of execution used also vary, with hanging, firing squad, lethal injection, electrocution, gas chamber, beheading, and stoning being some of the types of capital punishment used across the globe. The punishments for crime should be severe in order to reduce the rate of crime. All sanctions have the same purpose in mind: to punish the wrongdoer. There are numerous punishments possible in India, including the death sentence, life imprisonment, and incarceration, among others. Capital Punishment is the most severe punitive measure. The current situation of capital punishment around the world is discussed in this paper, as well as the word “capital offence.” It also goes into the various methods of capital punishment employed in India. The reformative and preventive views of capital punishment are discussed in this research article. In this article, reformist and retentionist countries were discussed, as well as capital punishment in Vedic Period. This research provides a comprehensive overview of the death penalty in India and around the globe as well as the procedures used to carry it out.

Keywords: IPC, Capital Punishment, Death Sentence, Murder.